Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-17
LOCAL JoTS.

Don't miss the Field lecture.
Kate Fields lecture at the Opera House
tonight.
The Georgia Minstrels hold the boards at
the Theatre tonight.
Chas. Hayes, the sheriff and deputy mar
shal of Green River, arrived yesterday.
Superintendent Ottinger commenced put
ting in the big pipes of the city water work
yesterday.
Six car loads of lumber arrived yesterday
for Garfield Beach and will be sent out
there to-day.
A sample of the Dodd's patent shutter
worker was exhibited on Main street to-day.
tits cranky open and shut.
1t is rumored that Salt Lake party will
get the Frisco and Phoebe mail contract.
The present contract expires in June.
John King, of Kansas City, arrived here
Yesterday. Mr.. X. is en- route to California
where he will possibly make Investments.
The upper part of the town is being eff
fectually painted. The Coop store and the
Deseret Bank building are receiving new
coats.
The SALT LACE DAILY DEMOCRAT, live,
American journal has distended its dignity
To blanket-sheet size. - Southern Utah
Times.
Eph. Kelley was brought up before Judge
Piper to-day, to answer to charge OF
drunkenness. He pleaded drunk and was
taxed S25.
Prayer meeting at the Congregational
Church will commence at 8 O'Clock to-mor-
row evening, and the 1880 time will be
abolished through the summer.
Governor West to-day commissioned the
following officers of Park City: John
Shields, Mayor; Ezra Thompson, Henry
Newell and Joseph d. Durkin, Aldermen.
typographical error in Yesterdays
DFNfocRAT made the intended word chemical
read "chronical." In reading the article on
DIR. York's lecture conceive the change to be
made.
Thomas Griggs, examined before Judge
Mckay yesterday morning on the charge OF
unlawful cohabitation, was held in $1,000
bonds to await the action of the Grand
jury. Richard Oaffall, the other defend
andt, was discharged for want of evidence.
Mrs. McDaniels' Sunday school class, with
a few friends, visited Mr.. Tiff last evening
and presented him with handsome gold
watch Mr.. @. H. Sleeves, the selected
spokesman, made afew appropriate remarks
which were responded to very gratefully by
Mr.. Lift.
The Apache dude who runs the local on
the Frisco Times saws: 'The slab-sided,
double jointed, bow-legged, rattle-brained,
wind CALLED reporter of The DEMocRAT has
lost something % cnestnut.'" 1t don't mat
ter, we never have any use for them, but if
we had we could shake bushel or two out
of the Frisco Behind-tRe-IimeS.
James B. Mexican Post g. A. R., will OBJ
serve memorial day in accordance with es-
tablished custom. The committee who are
expected to make all necessary arrangements
are Henry Page. F. M. Bishop, Frank Hof-
man, Z. w. Lambert and DR.. +. A. whitney.
The Womans Relief Corps will cooperate
with the Post in proper observance OF the
day.
The Tintic lynchers were taken before
Justice Henderson In the First District
Court on Saturday last and sentences pro-
nounced, viz: Red Patsy Harrington and
Pat Regain, eleven years each; John L. Har-
rinpton and Pat Quinlan, seven years each;
and Phillip Green, five years. They are now
located in the "Pen" and their terms of con-
finement commenced.
Work is soon to be commenced on the
new County Jail. The Pauline Jail Build |
Ing and Manufacturing Company, who have
been awarded the building of the iron por-
ton, have guaranteed 60 finish their part by
the LIST of January, 1888. The rock work
will be let to Salt Lake parties. The Jail
when complete will have cost in the neigh !
borhood of $4,000, and will furnish ample |
apartments for about eighty dodgers.
The case of Alexander Brown, who was ar
rested Saturday afternoon, was up before |
Commissioner Mckay this morning, but
owing to the fact that defendants counsel |
was employed in the District Court, the case |
went over until Friday. There is likely to |
be some genuine adultery unearthed in this |
case, as Mr.. Browns relations with the two |
women are said to have been rather |
fragrant.
An accident which occurred on Main |
street this morning, resulted in John L. |
Mitchelrs getting badly hurt. heavy |
plank which was suspended by rope supports |
TO the first story Of the Deseret National
Bank, fell to the ground, and striking Mr.. |
Mitchell on the head knocked him sense
less. The painful bruises on his head and |
face did not prove to be as serious as the /
severe sprain he sustained in the back.
The Nationals and Silver Grays meet Fri
day. The Cottonwood Club are anxious TO |
play the third game. A letter from ID.
Brown, manager of the "Rurals" or Silver |
Grays club, informed 7. G. Dawson, man.
ager of the Nationals, that they would be
able TO meet his club on Friday next at $3.50
p. m. Taking into consideration the fact
that the games already played were thor
oughly professional, and that the two clubs
are undergoing systematic training, 1t is
safe to say the coming game will be most
exciting and well attended.
There is an idea, quite generally expressed
by people not mp in legal business that the
prosecution of the John Q. Cannon case will
be now dropped on account of the death of
the alleged second wife. This is of
course not the case, in fact Can
non stands worse show than
ever of escaping, because Louie Wells wRs
his principal witness, and without her evil
dence his defense is a thin one. The crime
Of polygamy consists simply in the act of
and had the plural wife died ten
Minutes after the ceremony was performed,
the husband would be Just as liable to
prosecution.
The Deputy Registrar of this precinct in
forms the DEMOCRAT that large proportion
"a VI tne Sentiles in his jurisdiction have not
aeg9lstereo. This paper, has in its editorial
o ,s gwen cogent reasons WHY every |
p1saIson' VINO has the loyal course of the Tar. !
rS at neart, should register and vote !
sas,,- lime Is short for Registration. Newt :
Sttsy is the last day when names can he
s 81 Se upon the list. The Deuuty will he
IA MS once at all reasonable times until the
hour OF closing the books. Again and for
tne last Time, the DDMooRAr urpes a full
GENTLE registration.